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"Midway
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The Comedy of Dante Alighieri |
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Meaning in the Second Half of Life: |
This course meets the qualifications for 7 hours of continuing education
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We are pleased and honored to offer a compelling course by James Hollis, PhD , a renowned lecturer, writer and Jungian Analyst. Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life: How to Finally, Really Grow Up
You may view excerpts from the book at Amazon.com. Please join us in this 7 unit course. |
Joseph
Mallord William Turner:
"A sail yacht approaches the coast"
Learning Objectives Students will:
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| This course consists of a post-test based upon reading the text. There is no online material to read. After you pass the post-test, you may print out your own certificate. |
Joseph
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The Lake of Zug
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Your
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Editorial Reviews From Publishers Weekly The midlife crisis is familiar enough, but as in previous works, Hollis (The Middle Passage: From Misery to Meaning at Midlife), brings a Jungian perspective to it that goes deeper than the idea of finding mere self-fulfillment. That feeling that you've been living the wrong life, that you're lost and confused, is "an insurgency of the soul," he says poetically, which "overthrows the conscious conduct of our lives." This mental suffering presents an opportunity to embark on a journey transcending expectations foisted on us by others, such as parents, and to find true self-knowledge. Hollis offers not a simple how-to on facing this crisis, but rather a deep Jungian exploration of individuation, the process of becoming the person one was meant to be. Sprinkling his discussion with references to prose, drama, poetry and popular culture as well as examples from patient histories, Hollis recommends working toward a mature spirituality by being true to personal experience and embracing the mystery of life. This spirituality is a reconnection to the voice of the soul, dramatized by images that appear to us in dreams. Hollis is humane and compassionate regarding the human condition, and his focus on the underlying meaning of life will resonate for many... (courtesy: Amazon.com) |
Dr. Hollis has a Diploma in Analytical Psychology from the C. G. jung Institute in Zurich. He is the acclaimed best-selling author of "The Eden Project: In Search of the Magical Other," "Creating a Life; Finding Your Individual Path," "Middle Passage: From Misery to Meaning in Midlife," "Swamplands of the Soul: New Life in Dismal Places," "Under Saturn's Shadow: The Wounding and Healing of Men," "Tracking the Gods: The Place of Myth in Modern Life," "The Archetypal Imagination," and "On This Journey We Call Our Life; Living the Questions." He lives and practices in Houston, where he is a Senior Training Analyst of the Inter-Regional Society of Jungian Analysts, and the Director of the C. G. Jung Educational Center. |
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James Hollis, Ph.D., was born in Springfield, Illinois. He graduated
with an A.B. from Manchester College in 1962 and with a Ph.D. from
Drew University in 1967. He taught the Humanities 26 years in various
colleges and universities before retraining as a Jungian analyst at
the Jung Institute of Zurich, Switzerland (1977-82). He is a licensed
Jungian analyst in private practice in Houston, Texas, where he is
also Executive Director of the Jung Educational Center of Houston.
He lives with his wife Jill, an artist and therapist, and together
they have four adult children. He is a Senior Training Analyst for
the Inter-Regional Society of Jungian Analysts, was the first Director
of Training of the Philadelphia Jung Institute, and is vice-president
of the Philemon Foundation, which is dedicated to the publication of
the complete works of Jung.
